North Korea could launch attack in just four days

North Korea could launch attack in just four days

Tensions are high between North and South Korea as the world holds its breath

We condemn this behaviour and urge the North Korean government to work constructively with the international community, including over the presence of foreign Embassies.

Foreign Office spokesman

Crackpot dictator Kim Jong-un’s rogue state yesterday said it could not guarantee the safety of foreigners.

It gave a chilling deadline for staff in embassies in the capital Pyongyang to get out by April 10 – next Wednesday.

But the Foreign Office last night said it has no immediate plans to withdraw staff and condemned the “provocations” by North Korea.

A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said North Korea had told them they “would be unable to guarantee the safety of Embassies and international organisations present in the country in the event of conflict”.

The spokesman added: “The North Korean Government has raised tensions on the Korean peninsula and the wider region through a series of public statements and other provocations.

“We condemn this behaviour and urge the North Korean government to work constructively with the international community, including over the presence of foreign Embassies.”

Russia was said to be in close contact with the US, China and South Korea about airlifting staff out.

The latest drama comes a day after Prime Minister David Cameron warned that tubby dictator Kim’s regime did have weapons that could threaten the UK.

He said: “North Korea does now have missile technology that is able to reach, as they put it, the whole of the United States.

“If they are able to reach the whole of the United States they can reach Europe, they can reach us too. That is a real concern.”

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said North Korea presented a “real and clear danger”.